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GippsAero employees learn valuable skills

GIPPSAERO staff at all levels are set to soar with new qualifications, studied with on-the-job training delivered by Advance TAFE.

Equipped for emergencies

KNOWLEDGE is power, and nobody knows this more than registered nurse Brionhy Westbrook.

Hoping for sunshine

AFTER heavy rain kept most of the crowd away from last year's Boolarra Folk Festival, organisers hope for the sun to shine during Saturday's event.

Assistance for bushfire affected

SMALL businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations affected by the Aberfeldy-Donnellys bushfires could be eligible for low-interest loans of up to $200,000.

Improving understanding

MANAGING utility bills amid other financial pressures, a barrage of information and persuasive door-to-door salespeople is challenging enough for most people, but for newly-arrived migrants, it can be a completely new experience.

NDIS forum

GIPPSLANDERS have been invited to a free public information session on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and mental illness in Drouin next Wednesday.

Be wary of fake phone calls

GIPPSLAND Water customers have been warned to be wary of fake phone calls from people posing as government representatives enquiring if they had received "water saving devices" from their local water authority.

Increasing options, improving outcomes

ON the surface, the Increasing Women's Options course may appear to be just another offering at the Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House, but to the 20 women who have been through, it has also been about finding themselves again after becoming everything to their families.

‘Whale’ regains control

In September last year, Morwell's Michael Crofts was battling "severely morbid obesity", and held grave fears he would not see his five year-old daughter reach high school.

Open for comment

AN "exciting" concept plan for the proposed Eel Hole Creek Pavilion, set to be a key new feature of Churchill, is available for public comment until the end of this month.

Police news

VICTORIA Police is investigating the shooting of four Boer goats at Flynns Creek, believed to have occurred on the 9 or 10 February.

A need for speed

RICARDO De Araujo loves the thrill of speed.

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From the archives with Aidan Knight

50 years ago The Express, April 2, 1976 The pong stays for winter THE APM "pong" will continue to offend Latrobe Valley noses for yet another winter....